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# Connect To An RDS PostgreSQL Database
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You can connect to an RDS PostgreSQL database remotely via `psql`. First,
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you need to tell AWS that connections from your IP address are allowed. This
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is done by configuring the VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) that is associated
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with the RDS instance. You'll need to add an inbound rule to the Security
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Group associated with that VPC. You'll add an inbound rule that allows a
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Postgres connection on port 5432 from your IP address -- which is identified
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by a [CIDR
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address](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/understanding-ip-addresses-subnets-and-cidr-notation-for-networking#cidr-notation).
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Once this rule has been added to the security groups associated with the VPC
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that is associated with your RDS instance, you'll be able to connect from
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your machine with `psql`.
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```bash
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$ psql my-rds-endpoint.cbazqrhkmyo.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com \
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--port 5432 \
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--user rdsusername \
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postgres
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```
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Assuming the database username is `rdsusername` and the specific database is
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named `postgres`, you'll be prompted for that user's password and then
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connected.
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